Our Catholic Faith Living What We Believe CHAPTER

Our Catholic Faith Living What We Believe CHAPTER 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity The Holy Spirit Is God The Holy Spirit in the Bible Names, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit in the Life of Christians The Mystery of the Trinity Understanding More about the Trinity

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity The Holy Spirit Is God The Paraclete And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees or knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you. … The Advocate, the holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name – he will teach you everything and remind you of all that (I) told you. John 14: 16 -17, 26

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity The Holy Spirit Is God The Paraclete § Jesus remains present to us through the power of the Holy Spirit. § The Spirit is the Lord God. § The Spirit’s primary mission is to adopt us into the divine family and to unite us to Christ Jesus. § The Holy Spirit is our interior teacher who keeps us united to Christ.

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity The Holy Spirit in the Bible The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament • Helping the Israelites • Creating the world • Giving life to Adam & to keep the Law Eve • Inspiring Israel’s • Bringing life to the kings to world rule in God’s name • Keeping the world in • Anointing Israel’s existence prophets • Forging a covenant • Sustaining the with Israelites the Chosen People during the exile • Revealing himself

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity The Holy Spirit in the Bible The Holy Spirit in the New Testament • helped John the Baptist prepare people for Jesus • was present at Jesus’ baptism and led him into the desert and sustained him in his battle with • Jesus gradually revealed the Holy Spirit • Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit • remained with Jesus during his Death and Resurrection

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity The Holy Spirit in the Bible The Holy Spirit in the New Testament: Pentecost Suddenly, there came from the sky a noise like a strong wind, and it filled the entire house in which were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. Acts 2: 2 -4

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit Fire divine holiness purification punishment transformation light Tongues of Fire truth healing forgiveness understanding Dove life purification descending of the Holy Spirit gentleness virtue peace Water death and life initiation into the Church Finger of God the divine Law Hand healing giving of the Holy Spirit Anointing with Oil “Christ” = anointed one anointing with Holy Spirit

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit Fire divine holiness purification punishment transformation light Tongues of Fire truth healing forgiveness understanding Dove life purification descending of the Holy Spirit gentleness virtue peace Water death and life initiation into the Church Finger of God the divine Law Hand healing giving of the Holy Spirit Anointing with Oil “Christ” = anointed one anointing with Holy Spirit

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity The Holy Spirit in the Life of Christians The Work of the Holy Spirit W the great Life Giver No one can say “Jesus is Lord, ” except by the W God’s grace to us Holy Spirit. W adopts us into the 1 Corinthians 12: 3 divine family W forms the Church – the very Body of Christ and Temple of the Holy Spirit W showers on Christians many gifts to help us live like Jesus Christ

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity The Holy Spirit in the Life of Christians Gifts of the Holy Spirit that Build up the Church Gifts that make us holy: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord Gifts that serve the Church: wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracle, working, prophecy, discernment, speaking in tongues, interpreting tongues Gifts that result in spiritual fruit: charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty,

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity The Holy Spirit in the Life of Christians Where the Holy Spirit is Present Seven Sacraments Sacred Scriptures Apostolic & Missionary Life Saints Sacred Tradition Magisterium Gifts & Ministries Prayer

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity The Mystery of the Trinity The Dogma of the Blessed Trinity § We believe in the Blessed Trinity because of the things that Jesus teaches about who God really is § Jesus taught that the Father of the Chosen People was his Father, and eternal Father to him, the unique Son who shared God’s own nature § The Apostles spoke of Jesus as the Word of God, the very image of the invisible God § Jesus is consubstantial with the Father

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity Understanding More about the Trinity The Sign of the Cross § The large Sign of the Cross – professes that our minds, hearts, and entire beings are under the power of the holy Redeemer § The small Sign of the Cross – petitions the Triune God to bless our thoughts, words, and desires § We are baptized in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, not in their names.

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity Understanding More about the Trinity The Immanent Trinity Ø When the Trinity is explained in terms of God alone without reference to human beings Father Ø Three important truths: 1. there is only one God 2. there are three distinct GOD Holy Persons in one God Son Spirit

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity Understanding More about the Trinity The Immanent Trinity 3. the Divine Persons have distinct relationships with one another: (a) The Father - from all eternity Father “begets” the Son (b) The Son – expresses the Father perfectly to himself GOD Holy (c) The Holy Spirit – the Son perfect relationship Spirit between the Father and Son

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity Understanding More about the Trinity The Economic/Salvific Trinity Ø We know God by what he does, how he acts in our lives and in the world Ø God reveals the Trinity to us through his works in Salvation History Ø God has communicated himself to humanity in three distinct ways – but it is the one, mysterious God who reveals

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity Understanding More about the Trinity The Economic/Salvific Trinity Ø All three are involved in the common work of Salvation, but each Person performs this common work according to his unique personal property The Father: creation and its continual existence The Son: salvation The Holy Spirit: sanctification

Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity VOCABULARY § Paraclete (71) § Gifts of the Holy Spirit § § § § § (71) § Theophany (72) § Emmanuel (74) § Spirit (76) § Christ (77) § Grace (81) § Charism (81) § Fruits of the Holy Spirit § (81) § Mystery (83) Consubstantial (84) Theology (87) Immanent Trinity (87) Economy (87) Salvific Trinity (87) Substance (87) Person (87) Relation (87) Sanctification (90) Divine missions of the Blessed Trinity (90)

St. Paul’s definition of Love Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and the Blessed Trinity Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, (love) is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13: 4 -7